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Box
Tiffany & Company, Edward Chandler Moore
1888
Description
This beguiling box preserves a record of a minor, inconvenient tragedy for Mr. Fred E. Gilbert in 1888. On the front the pictorial engraving of pince-nez spectacles with one cracked lens explains the box as compensation from F.B. Cushing. The back is engraved as a silver check, simulating a withdrawal of ten dollars from New York’s Garfield National Bank, established in 1881. This special commission from the Tiffany & Company firm is more austere than their usual small boxes, but it perhaps conveys the donor’s humor as well as a sense of obligation to settle the perceived debt.
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Tiffany & Company (Manufacturer and Retailer)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
- Goldplated (electroplated)
Museum Object Number
2008.0021.003
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds drawn from the Centenary Fund.
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Complete Details
Object Number
2008.0021.003
Object Name
Box
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Tiffany & Company (Manufacturer and Retailer); Edward Chandler Moore (Director)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1888
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Box, bezel
Inscription: "TIFFANY & C\o. STERLING" stamped incuse
Type: Mark
Location: Box, bezel
Inscription: "M4214" stamped incuse
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Currency
- Armorial device
Materials
- Silver
- Goldplated (electroplated)
Techniques
- Engraved